Monsey - Town To Purchase Emergency Safety Traffic Signal Technology

Monsey - Emergency Medical Services say that they had to take the road less traveled to go to an emergency, and some times we even have to ride the sidewalk, On the often congested and narrow Monsey roads, slow-going is not the ideal method of responding to a fire, said Monsey fire chief.
With the safety of the general public and the town's volunteer emergency service workers in mind, Ramapo plans to make it easier for emergency vehicles to get through dangerous or crowded intersections by installing technology that would allow the drivers to trigger green lights as they go to and from the scene, avoiding any sort of collision when racing to a fire, said Town Supervisor.
The system uses high-energy, infrared technology to grant authorized vehicles momentary right-of-way at traffic lights.
The town plannes to install the equipment first on 12 traffic lights along Route 59 from Suffern to Spring Valley and some intersections along Route 306, before expanding the program throughout the town and to the town's five ambulance companies.

How To Help
If you know of a dangerous intersection in Ramapo that could benefit from the system, call the Town Supervisor's Office at 845-357-5100.